Where does “upcoil” come from?
upcoil (English) comes from English coil, from Middle English coilen, from Old French coillir, from Old French cueil, from Old French cueudre, from Latin colligō, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
upcoil (English): To coil up; to make into a coil, or to be made...
Definitions
- To coil up; to make into a coil, or to be made...
Ancestry of “upcoil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | coil | Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral;... |
| 2 | Middle English | coilen | — |
| 3 | Old French | coillir | to pick |
| 4 | Old French | cueil | — |
| 5 | Old French | cueudre | alternative infinitive of coillir |
| 6 | Latin | colligō | — |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | — |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |